Where does “obunden” come from?

obunden (Swedish) comes from Swedish o-, from Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

obunden (Swedish): free, independent

Definitions

  1. free, independent

Ancestry of “obunden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisho-added to adjectives to yield their opposites;...
2Old Swedishō-—
3Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Swedish o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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